Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 16th annual CARQUEST Auto Parts
NHRA Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
2 Kenny Bernstein 4 Doug Kalitta
E3 0.072 4.791 297.02 ****WINNER**** 0.116 4.724 312.86
Prior rounds:
E2 (S Weis ) 0.070 4.726 311.05 (D Baca ) 0.087 4.680 314.90
E1 (R Smith ) 0.098 4.685 316.30 (D Sosenka ) 0.084 4.671 309.91
Qualified: #2 4.693 310.91 #3 4.710 304.87
Current weather conditions: 84 degrees, 39 percent relative humidity, the barometer 30.13 inches. The left
lane bites Bernstein here. He had the big holeshot and was way out in front, but from half-track on he was smoking
the tires, and Kalitta went by him.
Doug Kalitta's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.065), 330
ft(-0.086), 660ft(-0.066), 1,000ft(-0.019). MOV: 0.0231 seconds (approximately 10 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
3 Tony Schumacher 1 Larry Dixon
E3 0.057 5.074 249.07 ****WINNER**** 0.046 4.730 314.75
Prior rounds:
E2 (D Grubnic ) 0.057 4.723 313.80 (D Russell ) 0.065 4.662 317.94
E1 (P Romine ) 0.072 4.762 309.20 (M Strasburg ) 0.059 4.666 318.39
Qualified: #4 4.762 307.44 #1 4.676 317.27
Unless Dixon makes a huge mistake here, it will be near-impossible for Schumacher to get the win. But anything is
possible.It's Dixon, but the big news is that he loses lane choice by .006-second. Should be a good
final.
Timing data courtesy of
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